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Job summary

Main area
Emergency Department
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent/Secondment
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Various Hours Available)
Job ref
421-LTUC-1107A
Employer
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Emergency Department
Town
Harrogate
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

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Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Band 6

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in what we value: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.  So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

Job overview

Due to promotion of existing Band 6 Registered Nurses we now have a vacancies for keen, highly motivated registered nurses with Emergency Department experience to join us as a Charge Nurse/Sister .  The opportunity will allow you to enhance your Emergency skills and professional leadership qualities which are critical to delivering gold standard, high quality care.

You will be required to work a 24/7shift pattern.  

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

Maintain a high-level skills and knowledge as a resource/role model for staff and patients. Working towards Level 2 of the RCN competences .

Manage day to day shift leading and patient flow, ensuring a high standard of care throughout the department.   

Respond appropriately and professionally to maintaining quality, managing critical incidents and escalating events when appropriate.

Informally and formally networking with colleagues and agencies to share quality initiatives, spread good practice and accept responsibility for developing further.

You will provide exceptional nursing care, undertake staff appraisals, attendance management and other operational management and clinical duties. You will work alongside the current Sisters/Charge Nurse and support the Lead Nurse team to ensure we maintain the highest standards of care at all times. 

You should be a clinical expert and proactively develop your own and others knowledge and skills.  You should be a leader and be able to supervise 
the clinical work of others and manage the emergency care setting as a whole; managing patient flow and delegating care accordingly. 
You will work closely with the Emergency Medicine Consultant 
and clinical decision makers to ensure safety of patients and best use of resources. 

Working for our organisation

We pride ourselves in being  supportive and welcoming to all members of the team.  We have dedicated Practice Educator's who will ensure your training is streamlined and tailored to suit your developmental needs.  We also support completion of the RCN Emergency Nursing Competency Framework. If you are energetic, a Team Player and you are  a committed to developing and improving Emergency Care there are opportunities for you at Harrogate District Hospital.  We have excellent opportunities for training and development, formal and informal, including ALS, EPLS, TNCC and Leadership Skills.   

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached. 

If you have any questions about the role, please contact  Rachael Worton on [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
  • Working Towards RCN Level 2 Competency Framework
Desirable criteria
  • Degree or Working towards a degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within Emergency department within the last 6 months
  • An interest in developing and educating colleagues
  • Experience of working with a wide range of complex clinical conditions

Qualifcation

Essential criteria
  • Certificate in Mentorship/Practice Assessor

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachael Worton
Job title
Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01423 557979
Additional information

Amy Carr - Matron

[email protected]

Elvira Obrinja - Lead nurse

[email protected]

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